Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-21
RHEA.
Her Arrival Here Monday Next.-Her
PLAYS and Costumes.

Plays and Costumes.
Rhea will be the greatest artistic who has
yet visited Butte, and theatre goers will
find in her a star only equalled by the illus
trious Bernhardt. These two celebrated
women are from the same school of acting
! the world-famed Conservatory OF Paris,
and while Sarah Bernhardt plays only in
French. Mile Rhea is equally at home in
French and English. The methods of the
two actresses are similar, but Rhea is said
to possess q sweet womanliness and mag
netic personality which pervade all her
work, and give it a charm peculiarly her
oAn. Aside from her wonderful artistic
abilities, she bears the reputation Of being
the most magnificent dresser on the stage.
and the costumes for her society dramas,
all from the establishment Of Worth, the
noted man dressmakeI of Paris, are des-
cribed as %unequalled in America. The set
of gowns for Camille" designed with a
view of harmonizing with this peculiar
character, are models OF elegance. Judging
from press criticisms, Camille" notwith-
standing the number OF times it has been
played here before, will be g veritable
novelty as presented by Rhea. Both she
and Sarah Bernhardt attract their largest
audiences in this play. This is probably
from the fact that both women are SO
essentially French that they fit the
character in a way which would be imposs-
ible to an American actress.
RHEA's OPENING
play for Monday evening, will be Gilbert's
Comedy entitled "Pygmalion and Galatea,"
produced with a cast which is represented
rendering Of this play yet seen on the
American stage. The critics style Rhea
IAN ideal Galatea," and are enthusiastic
over the fascinating picture which she
makes as the living statue. The classic
drapery worn by the actress in this role
was designed BY Alma Tadema, the Lon
don painter. FAIRY Fingers" q ive-act
emotional comedy, will be presented IN
Tuesday evening. This play is doubly in
teresting from the fact that in it Rhea first
won her laurels before an European audi
ence. Besides being a remarkably strong
play, it gives scope for q most ~bewildering
display of elaborate dresses. and this lat
ter fact may have something to do with
Rhea's partially for it. Fairy Fingers"
will be succeeded on Wednesday evening
by ''Frou-Frou," one Of the critics strong
est characterizatiOns. and which she plays
as only a French woman can play, build
ing the role up to a height of passion in the
third act. which is as thrilling as the death
scene in the last act is mournfully tender
and touching. On Thursday evening The
Country Grip will hold the boards-a roll
licking comedy in which Rhea will assume
boys clothes and present a most fascinat-
ing picture. This comedy was one OF the
most pronounced successes OF Days New
York Theatre, where it ran for months,
and was also produced by that manager in
London to a succession of crowded houses.
For Friday evening there will be a repeti-
ton of Fairy Fingers" and at the Satur.
day matinee Rhea's
MARVELLOUS IMPROVISATION
of Camille will be given. Some
idea OF the actress thrilling power
in this role may be gathered
from the fact that it is no uncommon
thing for her to receive as many as six
calls before the curtain at the close of the
fourth act. Camille" it is safe to say,
will be presented here in a manner never
equalled, and hardly to be rivalled for some
time to come.
The engagement will terminate on Satur'
day evening with 1.-The Widow" an in
tensely funny comedy which ran for four
hundred nights in Paris. Its success in this
country bids fair to surpass that which it
achieved in Europe. It is regarded as one
of the gems Of Ruea's repertoire. The
star will have the support of the finest
company which has ever appeared in the
West. " is strong, we'll balanced and
composed wholly OF artists of excellent
Eastern reputation, rehearsed and drilled
under the personal direction of Mile Rhea.
This wonderful woman, like her sister in
art, Sarah Bernhardt, conducts almost
daily rehearsal, lasting frequently from
eleven in the morning until five in the
afternoon. One particular point on which
she insists is, that every lady in her COM
shall be, if possible. as well dressed
as herself. Consequently theatre goers will
be spared the painful ~incongruity OF seeing
a superbly costumed star surrounded by
support wearing dresses which look as if
they had been drawn through knot holes.
There is a rich treat to look forward to,
and lovers OF art should net miss the op-
portunity of seeing one of the greatest
stars at present upon the stage. The sale
of seats opens this morning at Calkin's
Drug Store. and, judging from the interest
displayed. Rhea will be greeted by
a magnificent audience on Manday evening.